Three Kingdoms: Li Shimin, dressed as Liu Shan, forcibly abducts Sun Shangxiang.

Chapter 27: Saving the Sky from Collapse!

Your son, Chan, bows a hundred times before Your Majesty…

"Is this your son's abdication?"

Father emperor?

Boom~

A thunderbolt suddenly struck Meng Da's mind!

This, this, this, this is...

His hand trembled.

He suddenly stood up!

This is clearly a letter from Liu Shan, the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty, to Liu Xuande, the current Emperor of Han!

Huang Quan is now besieged in Jiangdong and has no way to escape.

This Han prince has actually walked headlong into Jiangdong's trap?!

impossible!

Absolutely impossible?!

wow~

Sweating profusely, Meng Da frantically held the bamboo slips, carefully reading through almost every single word from beginning to end.

"Your Majesty, I am currently with Guan Xing and Zhang Bao, and we are all doing well."

"I will be returning to Baidi City soon, do not worry."

In just a few words,

Meng Da looked at it more than ten times, but his eyes became increasingly blank.

Indeed, this is a letter from Crown Prince Liu Shan to Emperor Liu Xuande of Han.

Can,

But how did this prince end up in Jiangdong?

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang just watched helplessly as the Han crown prince walked into his death.

Are they really not going to care about the survival of the Han dynasty?

Meng Da became increasingly confused and disoriented as he thought about it...

Correct,

There's also a bamboo slip!

He hurriedly unfolded the second bamboo slip...

[Liu Shan, the Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty, wrote a letter to Meng Qing, the Prefect of Yidu...]

Is this a letter Liu Shan wrote to himself?

Meng Da was stunned.

Prefect of Yidu, this was his official title in Shu Han before he surrendered to Wei, and Liu Shan actually used this title to refer to him.

For a moment, Meng Da's thoughts were somewhat complicated.

"In the past, you followed the will of Heaven and the will of the people, leading the Emperor to Sichuan. This was truly a meritorious deed of supporting the emperor and a founding hero of the nation."

"Later, you went north from Zigui, attacked Fangling, captured Shangyong, and pacified the three eastern prefectures in one battle. Your achievements were immense..."

"The traitor Liu Feng is arrogant and domineering, repeatedly deceiving us; yet, for the sake of the country, you, sir, have repeatedly yielded..."

"The Marquis of Hanshou died for his country at Maicheng. Although the Emperor was angry with you for not coming to Maicheng's aid, the entire court knew that it was not you who did not come to Maicheng's aid, but the traitor Liu Feng..."

Wow~

A light rain began to fall in Shangyong City.

Meng Da held the bamboo slips,

Standing under the eaves,

He gazed at the misty rain falling between heaven and earth, his heart filled with a complex mix of emotions...

Back then, he and his friend Fazheng each led two thousand soldiers to welcome Liu Bei into Shu.

During this process, he became one of the "guides" for Liu Bei to enter Sichuan, creating an opportunity for Liu Bei to later seize Yizhou.

Liu Shan was not wrong to say that he had rendered meritorious service in supporting the emperor and was a founding hero.

Later, Liu Bei won the Battle of Hanzhong, and he was ordered to join Liu Feng in capturing the three counties of Shangyong, ultimately achieving great success.

Unexpectedly, Liu Feng was arrogant to begin with.

Because the emperor entrusted him with command of the entire army, this man became increasingly arrogant and repeatedly deceived others.

They even openly seized the ceremonial drums and trumpets that symbolized their status, which was extremely humiliating.

However, due to Liu Feng's control of the military and the fact that Liu Feng was Liu Xuande's adopted son, they swallowed their anger and yielded several times...

It wasn't until Guan Yu was defeated at Maicheng that he sought help from the three counties of Shangyong.

Although he wanted to send reinforcements, the military affairs of the three eastern commanderies were all under Liu Feng's control, and Liu Feng refused to send troops, so he had no other choice.

This led to Guan Yu's death!

After Fa Zheng passed away, he found himself without support in the court and felt that the Han emperor would deeply resent him because of Guan Yu's affair...

The most critical issue was that the crown prince had not yet been established at that time.

Although Liu Feng was not Liu Bei's biological son, he had changed his surname, was the eldest son, had made great military achievements, and had many supporters. Given the circumstances at the time, this fellow was very likely to ascend to the throne!

If this person were to succeed to the throne, how could he possibly have a way to survive?

Left with no other choice, Meng Da had to betray the Han dynasty and surrender to Cao Wei in order to survive.

These old stories,

As the crown prince of the Han Dynasty, Liu Shan was willing to speak up for himself, which truly demonstrates his sincerity.

"Alas, Your Highness!"

"If someone in the court had been willing to speak a word of justice for me back then, I wouldn't be in this predicament..."

Meng Da let out a long sigh, full of bitterness.

He looked down and continued reading.

The more you look at it, the more...

The more dumbfounded they were!

He was greatly shocked by what he saw, and his grip on the bamboo slip tightened, almost tearing it apart!

"...He defeated Lu Xun at Zigui, defeated Bu Zhi on the south bank, and occupied Yiling on the north bank of the Yangtze River."

"...The situation on both sides of the Yangtze River has changed; Bu Zhi has been beheaded, and Sun Huan has been captured."

[“They also joined forces with the Five Streams Barbarian King, Ma Shizhong, and Huang Zhenbei, gathering all the remaining Han troops from various parts of Jingzhou, totaling 40,000…”]

Shoot Lu Xun!

Slay Bu Zhi!

Capture Sun Huan!

Occupy Yiling!

Gather the 40,000-strong Han army!

He single-handedly reversed the overall situation between the Sun and Liu families!

pat~

The bamboo slips in Meng Da's hands had fallen onto the table at some point.

He was completely stunned. This... this really was the Han Dynasty Crown Prince he knew, Liu Shan?

Is he really Liu Adou, who was once ridiculed in private for being raised by women in the deep palace and incapable of handling important matters?

Could it be that he's lying and deceiving people...?

Do not,

Not like!

These two letters were sent from Huang Quan in Jiangbei, and they cannot be faked.

If this is a lie, then the price this Crown Prince of the Han Dynasty paid is far too outrageous...

Amidst a flurry of thoughts,

The last few sentences of that letter,

The image resurfaced in Meng Da's mind.

"Now, Chan (Zen) desires to avenge the defeat at Yiling, crush the main force of the Jiangdong army, and uphold the might of the Han dynasty!"

"But one hand cannot clap..."

[“Therefore, I am writing to you, suggesting that you may leave Shangyong, or seize Yiling, while the Emperor is stationed in Baidi City, thus encircling Lu Xun from three directions…”]

"We will surely wipe out the Lu bandits at Zigui, cutting off the lifeblood of Jiangdong! Let the traitor Sun Quan suffer unbearable pain!"

"Today, Heaven's will is on Han's side; Sun's fate is sealed..."

"Once again, the Han dynasty is crumbling, and the civil and military officials of Yizhou are dying out!"

"We need Meng Qing to join us in supporting the royal cause, to save the collapsing empire from imminent ruin..."

To save the world from collapse!

The building is about to collapse!

"call……"

Meng Da slowly exhaled a deep breath.

These two sentences were like a brand, deeply imprinted on his heart.

To be honest,

Life after surrendering to Wei was not as Meng Da had hoped...

Yes,

The State of Wei treated Meng Da very well.

He was appointed as a Gentleman Attendant at the Palace Gate, General Jianwu, and Marquis of Pingyang.

The State of Wei then merged the three commanderies of Fangling, Shangyong, and Xicheng into Xincheng Commandery, and appointed Meng Da as the governor of Xincheng to guard this important southwestern region, making him a powerful regional official!

Cao Pi even rode in the same carriage as Meng Da in front of the entire court to show his favor!

He had fame, status, and real power.

To treat a surrendered official to this extent, Cao Pi, the emperor of Wei, was truly remarkable...

But none of these are what Meng Da wants.

These things, even in Shu Han, I could have obtained them.

What he wanted was not to be a regional governor guarding the frontier, but to remain in the central government and become a trusted and important minister of the emperor!

Now, this opportunity has finally arrived...

As Liu Shan stated in his letter.

The Battle of Yiling

The civil and military officials of Yizhou have declined.

The central government in Chengdu is almost entirely devoid of capable officials. If I could return to Yizhou now, I would surely become a key minister in the central government!

Besides, I'm not going back empty-handed.

He returned to Shu Han with the three counties of Shangyong and tens of thousands of elite troops under his command!

It's no exaggeration to say that this was a timely help, saving the Han from dire straits. With such a great achievement, what did my previous deeds in Yizhou amount to?

Most importantly,

Now, the Han emperor is likely to pass away soon, and Liu Shan's ascension to the throne is in sight.

If he were to send troops to help Liu Shan defeat Lu Xun and even reclaim Jingzhou, wouldn't Meng Da be a true loyal minister who followed the emperor, a founding father of the new dynasty... no, a veteran of two dynasties!

Thinking of this,

Meng Da felt his whole body burning up, and he quickly and carefully picked up the bamboo slips on the table again...

[…Now that I have said this much, I hope you will make a swift decision! Also, along with this letter, there is a letter to my father.]

[Please forward this to Baidi City. Furthermore, the matters mentioned in your letter must absolutely not be reported to the Emperor.]

The Emperor is unwell; therefore, maintaining harmony and preserving his life is of utmost importance, and the Emperor should not be alarmed further.

No wonder the Crown Prince sent the letter to me.

Besides contacting him to send troops to Zigui, it was probably also to forward a letter from home to Baidi City from Shangyong.

After all, Lu Xun is now entrenched in Zigui. If he wants to send a message to the Han emperor from Jiangbei, how can he bypass Zigui?

Meng Da understood.

Even without this incident, given the past kindness and favors shown to him by the Han emperor, he still felt obligated to send this letter.

Putting aside other things,

After Meng Da left Han and joined Wei, his only son, Meng Xing, remained in Yizhou.

Not only did Liu Bei not bring disaster upon his family, but he even continued to support Meng Xing, a debt of gratitude that Meng Da had no choice but to accept.

"Someone come here!"

"exist!"

Meng Da carefully placed the bamboo slip containing the family letter into the cloth bag.

He personally handed it to his trusted bodyguard: "Take this letter..."

"Leave Shangyong,"

"Crossing the Guandu River, we descended straight down the Shennong Stream...to Baidi City!"

"remember!"

"Even if it means death, I will deliver this letter to the Emperor's bedside!!!"